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UAE, November 2011 – Lovers of Indian food are being given the opportunity to experience the little-known Moplah style of cooking next month as the Taj Palace Hotel Dubai flies in India’s most well-known Moplah cook Abida Rasheed. The hotel will be running a Moplah food festival in its Handi restaurant from 1st to the 8th December to showcase the very best of this unique cuisine for both lunch and dinner.…
Hilton Niseko Village will be hosting the 53rd annual ski competition, “World Airlines Ski Championship (WASC)” as the official hotel from 4 to 8 March, 2012. WASC is an annual ski and snowboard competition organized by IASF, International Airline Ski Federation, and has been held annually for over 50 years. Founded in 1960, this will be the second time that the WASC is held in Japan, having held it in…
Arabian Courtyard Hotel & Spa joins the rest of the UAE in celebrating the 40th National Day by hosting an art show titled “The National Pride Art & Cultural Exhibition” from 29th November to 5th December 2011. The hotel will display the work of several local artists at the lobby and the public is invited to view the exhibit showcasing art that pays tribute to the history and culture of the UAE from 30th…
Giorgio Armani has opened his flagship Armani hotel in Milan, a joint venture with the Dubai developer Emaar Properties. Located in the 1937 building that also houses Armani’s Manzoni 31 flagship, the hotel covers 162,000 square feet over floors two to eight. The “palazzo” hotel, which is in the centre of the Italian city, boasts 95 rooms with a focus on “luxury, calm and beauty”. The Armani Hotel…
Ritz-Carlton is planning to open its third hotel in Japan in the ancient capital of Kyoto in spring 2014 by rebuilding the Hotel Fujita Kyoto, which closed in January. The hotel will be built alongside the Kamogawa river, which is one of the most popular walking spots, particularly during the cherry blossom season in the spring. Strict regulations on the construction of buildings within the metropolis — which…
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Fairmont Hotels & Resorts (Fairmont) today announced a new property scheduled to open in 2014 in Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan province and the center of technology, business, finance and communications in Western China. Chengdu’s Airport is rapidly expanding in tandem with the city’s growth, and expansion of facilities and increased global passenger traffic will propel its…
In support of Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, Raffles Dubai and Wafi are hosting a "Purplicious Thursday" bake sale on November 17th from 4pm to 8 pm at Wafi Mall where Raffles culinary team will create special cupcakes with 100% of the revenue being donated towards ForBOB awareness campaign. In addition, Raffles Spa is offering an exclusive 30 minutes gents' massage, the "Executive Man's Tension…
InterContinental, the world’s largest hotel firm and the name behind hotel brands such as Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza, is set to launch a new chain next year. In a speech at the firm’s annual conference in Las Vegas, IHG’s America’s boss confirmed to staff that a new hotel brand was on the way. “If you’re on a cereal aisle, and you’re Post (Foods LLC) or Kellogg (Co.), you want to dominate as much as you…
Steve Jobs was designing his own Feadship superyacht at the time of his death. The vessel had been in development since 2009. The design is said to be sleek and minimalist, naturally, with 40-foot-long glass walls and was to be built at Feadship’s facility in the Netherlands. “Sometimes, word gets out about one of our yachts,” Feadship tells Super Yacht News regarding the report. “We often build for…
Jumeirah has opened a new cluster of ‘water villas’, dubbed ‘Ocean Pearls’, at its all-suite Jumeirah Dhevanafushi hotel in the Maldives. Designed to make visitors feel as if they are in the middle of the ocean, the new villas sit on platforms suspended directly above the water, nearly a kilometer offshore from the main resort. The cluster of villas is connected by a decking walkway, which allows residents to…
Rocco Forte Hotel Abu Dhabi, the first hotel in the Middle East from Europe’s leading luxury hotel brand Rocco Forte Hotels, is now open for bookings. The visually striking wave-shaped glass building, set to become a new urban landmark, will open its doors on 7th November 2011. The hotel has 281 bedrooms as well as four restaurants, two bars, a large spa, stunning ballroom and meeting rooms.
The award-winning Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort and Spa on the Gold Coast has reached a major milestone with the completion of its extensive $20 million refurbishment at an event attended by some of Queensland's Government, tourism and business leaders. The resort was officially re-launched by the Minister for Tourism Jan Jarratt, Marriott International's Asia Pacific President and Managing Director,…
Condé Nast Traveler has named the Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong as the best hotel in the world in its annual Readers’ Choice survey. The publication, announcing the results ahead of the November issue, revealed the Shanghai hotel’s victory ahead of Peninsula House in the Dominican Republic, which won second place, October 11. The Four Seasons Sharm El Sheikh won third place, while the Safari Lodges at…
Grosvenor House, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Dubai has won two prestigious awards at the annual Starwood Roundtable business review held in Costa Navarino, Greece. In the presence of Starwood executives and senior management, the Grosvenor House Dubai team was awarded in the 2010 EAME Division Middle East category for Hotel of the Year and the Build Great Brands for the hotel's excellent Quality & Brand…
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Ayman Saber El Ghayesh, Head Butler at Riyadh's leading ultra-luxury hotel, Al Faisaliah Hotel, A Rosewood Hotel, has been appointed as the first qualified trainer in the Middle East for The Guild of Professional English Butlers. Following an intensive training programme conducted by Mr. Robert Watson, President of The Guild Professional English Butlers, El Ghayesh has become the first…
InterContinental and Crowne Plaza Dubai Festival City will glow the perfect shade of pink during October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2011. As part of The Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign's Global Landmark Illuminations Initiative, driven by Estée Lauder and Philips, the hotels will be illuminated pink as symbols of hope and empowerment and to mark the start of this important awareness…
Urban Tails Dubai has become the world’s first seven-star resort for pets when it opened doors this summer. Being branded as the ultimate luxury pet destination, this hotel has been custom built for four legged friends. They offer suites for 70 dogs and 40 cats and promises to take perfect care of them while their owners are away. It has plasma TVs in all of the dog suites to ensure they don’t get…
Disney has taken its first leap into the hotel industry proper with the opening of a standalone resort and spa in Hawaii. Aulani, which opened this week in Ko Olina close to the Marriott Ko Olina, is the entertainment behemoth’s first hotel outside of its famous theme parks and is designed as an alternative family vacation experience. On the coast of Oahu island, the resort and spa stretches across 21 acres…
